Speaker:
Professor Lorna Dawson, James Hutton Institute
Bio:
Professor Lorna Dawson, CBE, FRSA, FRSE, ChSci, FISS, FRSB, FRSGS
Lorna Dawson graduated with a BSc (hons) in Geography, Edinburgh University and was awarded a PhD in Soil Science, Aberdeen University. Currently she is Principal Scientist and Head of the Centre for Forensic Soil Science at the James Hutton Institute, Visiting Professor at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, and Professora, Departamento de Ciências, CESPU, Portugal. She is an registered advisor with the National Crime Agency, a trained Expert Witness and has worked on over 200 cases with police, agencies, and lawyers across the UK and overseas.
Lorna Dawson graduated with a BSc (hons) in Geography, Edinburgh University and was awarded a PhD in Soil Science, Aberdeen University. Currently she is Principal Scientist and Head of the Centre for Forensic Soil Science at the James Hutton Institute, Visiting Professor at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, and Professora, Departamento de Ciências, CESPU, Portugal. She is an registered advisor with the National Crime Agency, a trained Expert Witness and has worked on over 200 cases with police, agencies, and lawyers across the UK and overseas.
Topic:
Date:
5 February 2025
Time:
7:30pm – 9:00pm
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Lecture: Professor Lorna Dawson, James Hutton Institute
Summary
Professor Dawson says: I will talk about case examples where soil and vegetation have been used to help the criminal justice system. I will present examples of where it can help identify where a crime took place and where it was used as trace evidence in court to link a person or object to a crime scene.
